1819 Alabama gubernatorial election

The 1819 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on September 20-21, 1819 to elect the first Governor of Alabama. Democratic-Republican candidate William W. Bibb defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Marmaduke Williams with 53.82% of the vote. The debate over where Alabama's permanent capital should be was reportedly an important issue in the race - Williams supported Tuscaloosa while Bibb proposed Cahawba. After the election, Cahawba was made capital, but it was moved to Tuscaloosa in 1825.[1]

1819 Alabama gubernatorial election

September 20-21, 1819

Nominee William W. Bibb Marmaduke Williams Party Democratic–Republican Democratic–Republican Popular vote 8,321 7,140 Percentage 53.82% 46.18%

Elected Governor William W. Bibb Democratic–Republican

General election

Candidates

• William W. Bibb, Governor of the Territory of Alabama
• Marmaduke Williams, Delegate to the Alabama Constitutional Convention and Senator for North Carolina 1803-09

Results

1819 Alabama gubernatorial election[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic–Republican	William W. Bibb	8,321	53.82%
	Democratic–Republican	Marmaduke Williams	7,140	46.18%
Majority			1,181	7.64%
Turnout			15,461

References

1. Cason, Mike (4 December 2019). "Alabama Bicentennial: 200 years of political scandals and scrapes". AL.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
2. "AL Governor". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 9 June 2020.